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Dissolved amino acids: how to prepare a solution with 1 equivalent of NaOH?

Dissolved amino acids: how to prepare a solution with 1 equivalent of NaOH

Amino acids are often difficult to solubilize. A common technique is to use 1 molar equivalent (1eq) of sodium hydroxide (NaOH).

To dissolve compound in 1 equivalent of NaOH(aq.), the following formula can be used to calculate the volume of NaOH (aq) (VolNaOH) of concentration (ConcNaOH ) needed:


e.g for a product with a molecular weight of 197.13g, a mass of 5 mg, and using 100 mM NaOH:


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Da — when not otherwise indicated, molecular weight units are daltons.   Mw — weight-average molecular weight.   Mn — number-average molecular weight.

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